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Obama holds 9-point lead over McCain-ABC/Post poll

25 Oct 2008 00:05:31 GMT
Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama holds a 9-point lead over Republican John McCain less than two weeks before the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 4, an ABC News/Washington Post daily tracking poll showed on Friday.

The poll of 1,321 likely voters found 53 percent favored Obama, compared with 44 percent for McCain. The poll, conducted Monday to Thursday, had a margin of error of 2.5 percentage points. Obama's lead has ranged from 9 to 11 points in the tracking poll this week.

The findings were similar to a number of other polls. A Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released earlier on Friday showed Obama had a 10-point lead over McCain.

The ABC News/Washington Post poll also found a decline in the popularity of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who was now rated unfavorably by 51 percent of respondents.

Among respondents, 46 percent had a favorable view of the Alaska governor, down from 59 percent after the Republican convention in early September. Six in 10 likely voters said Palin lacked the experience to be an effective president. (Reporting by Karey Wutkowski; Editing by Peter Cooney)

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